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Old 05-15-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Viva Aerobus....say it isn't so!!!!!

Due to the swine flu outbreak.....Viva Aerobus will end flight services from Austin to Cancun starting May 31st.........grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

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VivaAerobus ceases

Austin – Puerto Vallarta and

Austin – Cancun services





VivaAerobus informs the cease of operations of its Austin – Cancun and Austin – Puerto Vallarta services effective on May 31, 2009.



Due to the unfortunate outbreak of the swine flu virus VivaAerobus has received an unprecedented amount of requests for cancellations from American passengers booked on its Austin – Puerto Vallarta and Austin – Cancun routes. Along with these, the number of passenger “no shows” has increased substantially as well during the past weeks.



The last flights will operate on Sunday May 31, 2009.



The airline understands passengers’ growing concerns and their desire to cancel their bookings. Unfortunately, due to the level of demand for people seeking refunds, the level of no shows and the dramatically reduced level of demand for future travel, VivaAerobus has decided to cancel these routes.



The airline recognises that this decision will inconvenience a number of passengers who still intended to use its services this summer. However, this number is significantly less than the number of passengers who have been seeking a refund.



If you have a flight booked on either of these routes, please click here.


Our priority right now is to minimize any disruptions to booked passengers on canceled flights. A full refund to your credit card is already in process for the value of your purchase, which should be reflected on your account by Tuesday May 26, 2009.



If the credit card used to purchase your tickets has expired or has been cancelled, please provide the airline with the following information on another credit card:
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Two people can get down there for $270 for a week before May 31st......That is the best deal I have ever heard of......
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Two people can get down there for $270 for a week before May 31st......That is the best deal I have ever heard of......
We just booked for my kid's spring break, March 2010. Nonstop on AA, DFW-CUN $85 each way.

Thanks swine flu!! Now we can go 3x in the next 12 months!
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We just booked for my kid's spring break, March 2010. Nonstop on AA, DFW-CUN $85 each way.

Thanks swine flu!! Now we can go 3x in the next 12 months!
Great!!! Does that include taxes and fees?
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Great!!! Does that include taxes and fees?
Nope. Taxes and fees, I think, were an additional $70. Still the cheapest I've ever been able to find is in the $380 range, excluding of course net savers and last minute fares.

Leaving in 3 weeks as well...
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Nope. Taxes and fees, I think, were an additional $70. Still the cheapest I've ever been able to find is in the $380 range, excluding of course net savers and last minute fares.

Leaving in 3 weeks as well...
We just booked for November.....$265 per person.....$530 total......We can live with that.........
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We just booked for November.....$265 per person.....$530 total......We can live with that.........
Nice. Not a lot of places you can fly to that cheap anymore.

Wife wanted to go to Hawaii in 2010, but at that price we decided it would be the better choice, plus the kiddo could go too.
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Wow....I guess I need a new flight home on the 6th of June....
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Wow....I guess I need a new flight home on the 6th of June....
Sorry. I'm still trying to wrap my head around their reasoning for cancelling service now.......you'd think they would have stopped service for a short period of time and then get back to regular flights to and from Austin/PV/Cancun. Strange. Good luck in getting your return flight. I do know AA has a good deal but not sure if that helps you at all. Not sure how far you are from DFW.
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Wow....I guess I need a new flight home on the 6th of June....
AA one way on June 6 $216 all in. CUN-DFW
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Bad news for TX peeps..

Viva Aerobus, are canceling all flights from Austin to MX due to low turnout and cancellations because of swine flu. Didn't hear whether they will start again after all this blows over. Knew $116 rt tickets couldn't last forever.
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Viva Aerobus, are canceling all flights from Austin to MX due to low turnout and cancellations because of swine flu. Didn't hear whether they will start again after all this blows over. Knew $116 rt tickets couldn't last forever.
This is the saddest thing I ever heard.

Let's hope they start back up.
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Funjet & MLT running crazy prices from DFW in Dallas. Sorry to hear about Austin.
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They are having flights until May 31, if anyone wants to get in on a last minute deal.
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They are having flights until May 31, if anyone wants to get in on a last minute deal.
Yo! I started a thread earlier. I wasn't happy to hear the news either.
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